The respect for human rights, essential if we are to use technology wisely, is not something alien that must be grafted onto science. On the contrary, it is integral to science, as also to scholarship in general.

Nothing is more irredeemably irrelevant than bad science.

Though we explore in a culturally-conditioned way, the reality we sketch is universal.

In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy.

Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good.

[Intellectual courage is] the quality that allows one to believe in one's judgement in the face of disappointment and widespread skepticism. Intellectual courage is even rarer than physical courage.

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.